Title

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the coronary arteries using a priori knowledge

Keywords

3D reconstruction; Biplane; Coronary arteries; Digital angiography

Abstract

A method for 3D reconstruction of the coronary arteries from two radiographic images is presented. A novel technique for matching image structures is the main contribution of the work. After a comprehensive study of the knowledge required to approach this problem, an automatic method, which includes both numeric and symbolic procedures to solve geometric ambiguities, is developed. In the proposed method, all possible (virtual) reconstructions are first obtained. Their validity is evaluated by means of a priori knowledge about the 3D object and its projections. From the set of chosen possible solutions, the most likely solution is selected. The method is tested using real images and is implemented in a platform that allows further clinical validation.

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Publication Title

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volume

36

Issue

2

Number of Pages

158-164

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510737

Socpus ID

0032032012 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0032032012

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